Morelia-Linares 2008 Round 2

(38) Anand,V (2799) - Aronian,L (2739) [C89]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.g3 Re8 14.d4 Rxe1+ 15.Qxe1 Ra7 16.Be3 Re7 17.Nd2 Qe8 18.Nf1 [18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Qe2 (19.Qd1) ] 18...h5 19.a4 Be6 20.Bd1 h4 21.axb5 axb5 22.Bf3 Bh3 Diagram

23.Bxd5

[23.gxh4!? Re6 24.h5! Bf4 (24...Nxe3 25.Nxe3 Bf4 26.d5! cxd5 27.Bxd5 Rd6 28.Ra8 Rd8 29.Bc6 Qe7 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.Nf1+/-) 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Qd2 Bxe3 27.Nxe3 f5 28.Qe2! f4 29.Qf3 fxe3 30.Qxh3 exf2+ 31.Kxf2 Re2+ 32.Kg1 Rxb2 33.Qf3 Qe6 34.h6! Qxh6 35.Qxd5+ Kh7 36.Qf5+ Qg6+ 37.Qxg6+ Kxg6=]

23...cxd5 24.Qd1 f5 25.Bg5 Re4 26.Bxh4 Qg6 27.Bd8 f4 28.Qd3 Qh5 Diagram

29.Nd2?

[29.Bb6 Re2 30.Ra8+ (30.gxf4 Bxf4 31.Ra8+ Kf7 32.Ra7+ Kg8 33.Ra8+ Kf7=)
30...Kf7 31.Ra7+ Kf8 32.Ra8+ Kf7 (32...Ke7? 33.Rh8!!+-) 33.Ra7+=;
29.f3 Bxf1 30.Qxf1 fxg3 31.h4 Re6 32.Bg5 Qg6 33.Qd1 Qe8 34.f4 Re3 35.f5 Qe4=;
29.b4 Re6 30.gxf4 Bxf4 31.Ng3 Qg4 32.f3 Re3 33.fxg4 Rxd3 34.Nf5 Rd2 35.Ne7+ Kh7=]

29...Re2!-+ Diagram

30.Nf3?!

[30.Bb6 Rxd2! 31.Ra8+ Bf8 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Qxd2 Qg6 34.Qe1 Qg4-+;
30.Qf3 Bg4! 31.Qd3 Qh3-+;
30.Rd1 Bf5! 31.Qf3 Bg4 32.Qg2 f3! 33.Qh1 Qf5-+ 34.-- /\Qc2]

30...Re3 31.fxe3 Qxf3 32.Qc2 fxg3 33.hxg3 Qxg3+ 34.Kh1 Bf5 0-1